Les âmes frères

Two estranged brothers embark on an investigation that makes them reappraise their relationship. Julien and Loïs are brothers. They grew up like twins, love each other and live a few kilometres apart in Paris. But they've hardly spoken for the past two years. Julien, the older brother, is a statistician, projecting himself into the future by analysing client behaviour for Endless, a large insurance company. Loïs is interested in the other extremity of time: he's an archaeologist. They're both passionate about the truth - Julien likes the precision of numbers, Loïs the mysteries of the past. Then one day Julien disappears and sends Loïs a strange letter, inviting him to investigate Endless, which is riven with internal conflict... but also to revisit their past. Perhaps an opportunity for the brothers to rediscover each other. Fabrice Tassel lives in Paris. He is co-editor of GQ magazine and has written two previous novels.